Property tax in Medina County, Ohio
In Medina County, the property tax bill comes from the Medina County Treasurer. Every due date for the 2025 taxes, payable 2026 bill has passed, and the county had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Medina County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Medina County, Ohio is $3,560 a year, which is about 1.24% of the county's median home value of $287,000. That effective rate is higher than the typical Ohio county (1.05%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Medina County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Medina County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Medina County Auditor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
The county auditor sets the value and the county treasurer sends the bill. There are two halves a year, billed a year in arrears, so 2025 taxes were due in 2026. Due dates for 2026 taxes, payable in 2027, had not been posted when this was checked; the treasurer sets them each year, usually in February and July. The Board of Revision (the County Auditor, the Treasurer and one County Commissioner) rules on the property's value, not the tax amount. Online payments cost $1.50 by electronic check, 1.99% by debit card and 2.5% by credit card or PayPal; phone payments are taken at 1-888-607-8389. The treasurer's office stays open until 6:00 PM on a due date. A 24-hour drop box sits at the County Administration Building in Medina; the boxes at Brunswick City Hall, the Lodi Library and the Wadsworth Municipal Building are open only from when bills are mailed until the due date. The treasurer and auditor warn that mail is now postmarked when it is machine-sorted, which can be days after drop-off, so mail early or ask the post office counter for a hand-stamped postmark. The treasurer offers a Pre-Pay program for monthly payments by automatic bank withdrawal or mailed coupons.
When are property taxes due in Medina County?
Every due date for the 2025 taxes, payable 2026 bill has passed, and Medina County had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked on September 23, 2026. If that bill is still unpaid, the late-payment rules below apply to it. Counties usually repeat the schedule, but confirm the new dates on your next bill. For the 2025 taxes, payable 2026 bill, Medina County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due February 27, 2026 and the last August 28, 2026. A payment made after the due date carries a 5% penalty if made within 10 days, and a 10% penalty after that (for the second half of 2025 taxes, 10% after September 7, 2026). Taxes left unpaid past the second-half due date become delinquent and also accrue interest, which Ohio law charges on the first day of the month after the second-half due date and again on December 1.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | February 27, 2026 (passed) | February 27, 2026 was a Friday. Mailed payments count as on time with a U.S. Postal Service postmark by February 27; a 5% penalty applied from February 28 through March 9 and 10% after that. |
| Second half | August 28, 2026 (passed) | Later than the usual July date because second-half bills were delayed by the new state inflation cap credit (Ohio House Bill 186); bills were mailed August 6. August 28, 2026 was a Friday. Mailed payments count as on time with a U.S. Postal Service postmark by August 28. |
From Medina County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Medina County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Medina County's average effective rate of 1.24% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,559 / year
Property tax in Medina County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,560 |
| Median home value | $287,000 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.24% |
| Typical Ohio county rate | 1.05% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Medina County compare in Ohio?
Among Ohio's 88 counties, Medina County has the 20th highest effective property-tax rate: 19 rank higher and 68 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Ohio. Nationally, it ranks 684th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Ohio county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Medina County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Medina County's 58,653 owner-occupied homes, 60.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 82.1% pay at least $2,000, and 2.9% pay under $800. Another 2.3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,728 | 2.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 3,585 | 6.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 3,831 | 6.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 12,568 | 21.4% |
| $3,000 or more | 35,577 | 60.7% |
| No property tax paid | 1,364 | 2.3% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,619 and owners without one pay $3,454. That is within 10% either way, so in Medina County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Medina County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,560 is about 3.3% of the median income of Medina County homeowner households, $107,208 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.3% of Medina County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Medina County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,899 in 2015-2019 to $3,560 in 2020-2024, a 22.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 46.2%, from $196,300 to $287,000. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Medina County
Medina County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County, OH | 2% | $3,910 | $195,400 |
| Summit County, OH | 1.53% | $3,195 | $208,700 |
| Lorain County, OH | 1.37% | $3,055 | $223,200 |
| Medina County, OH (this county) | 1.24% | $3,560 | $287,000 |
| Wayne County, OH | 1.17% | $2,602 | $222,100 |
| Ashland County, OH | 0.99% | $1,858 | $186,800 |
How is a home assessed in Medina County?
Ohio assesses homes at 35% of market value in every county, Medina County included. How Ohio assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Medina County?
No. Ohio has no universal homestead exemption; relief is targeted to seniors, the disabled and disabled veterans. That is the Ohio rule, and it applies in Medina County. Ohio's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Medina County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Ohio ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Medina County property assessment
In Medina County you appeal to the Medina County Board of Revision. The deadline: File a complaint against the value with the County Auditor between January 1 and March 31 of the year after the tax year you are disputing (for 2026 values, by March 31, 2027), or by the first-half due date if that falls later. A mailed complaint counts as filed on its U.S. Postal Service postmark date; a private postage meter date does not count. An owner may generally file only once in each three-year valuation period unless something changed, such as a sale or damage. A Board of Revision decision can be appealed to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals within 30 days after the decision notice is mailed. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Ohio's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Ohio rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Ohio page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Medina County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Ohio income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Ohio actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Medina County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Medina County, Ohio: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.